the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza — as thousands of residents break in to warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated. they're getting hungry as the siege, the three—week—long siege, continues. israel is continuing with its military operation, moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan's foreign minister warns the world must act now. if we allow this war to continue, then not only have we failed our international standards, but we've failed the right of all our peoples to live in peace, and i think all of us need to take a deep pause and say that we all have failed the palestinian people, the israeli people. our other main story — matthew perry — one of the stars of the hit tv show friends — is found dead at his home in los angeles.

hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. we start in gaza, where the united nations�* relief agency for palestinians — unwra — has warned that civil order is starting to collapse, after three weeks of israeli bombardment. it all comes after warehouses containing flour and other basic food supplies were ransacked by thousands of people. the international red cross is warning that no adequate humanitarian response is now possible in gaza, which it describes as a "catastrophic failing". well, these are the latest pictures — from the israel defense forces — of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the "second stage" of the war. the idf say they've hit a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments.

it's in retaliation for the 1,400 israelis killed in hamas raids on southern israel on october the seventh, in which more than 220 were taken hostage. there's a warning from iran of the conflict widening. its president, ebrahim raisi, saying what he calls �*israel�*s crimes�* may force everyone to take action, despite us warnings against escalation. this is the scene live in gaza. you can see a big plume of smoke in you can see a big plume of smoke in the background. we know that the bombardments by israel have intensified over the last few hours,... hamas health officials say more than eight—thousand people have now than 8,000 people have now been killed since israel launched its offensive. in the past hour, jordan's foreign minister has told us that israel must respect the international rule of law. we'll bring you up to date with all the latest developments. 0urfirst report is from our correspondent in jerusalem, wyre davies. a warning — his piece

contains images some may find distressing. gaza is cut off from the outside world in more ways than one. after a communication blackout, some links with gaza are gradually being restored, revealing the full picture of israel's so—called second phase of the war against hamas. across gaza, but particularly in northern areas around gaza city, the devastating impact of israeli air strikes means the search for survivors among ruined buildings and homes is almost futile. israel says it now has troops, commanders and tanks on the ground in gaza, targeting specific hamas infrastructure, including the network of tunnels under gaza and eliminating named hamas leaders, who israel says were responsible for the atrocities of october the seventh. translation: we will gradually expand the ground operation - and scale of forces in the gaza strip. it is complex and involves risk for ourforces, too.

we will do everything in our power, from the air, sea and ground, to ensure the safety of our forces and to achieve the war�*s objectives. the united nations and other aid agencies say the needs of gaza's 2.1 million residents are critical. it says there are 600,000 internally displaced people in its shelters who fled from the bombing in the north towards towns in the south, where resources are scarce. while israel today played down the scale of the crisis, insisting that food and water supplies were adequate, desperate families have even been looting food storage facilities and un warehouses. in one week, we only had 80 trucks, eight—zero trucks, just above 80, right? when we say it's a drop in the ocean or it's crumbs, it's not a pr stunt.

it's the truth. because before the war, gaza used to get 500 trucks every day. so in one week, we had just over 80 trucks. israel has rejected some international calls for a ceasefire to allow the creation of an aid corridor, but says it will allow some more regular aid in through the rafah crossing with egypt. fuel will not be on the list, as israel says it will be stolen by hamas. israel's prime minister maintains that the military objectives of this war are his number one priority. but in addition to those international concerns, there's an important domestic audience, too, worried about what increased military activity in gaza might actually mean. mr netanyahu met this weekend with the families of the more than 220 hostages — israelis and foreigners — still being held captive by hamas in gaza. he promised to exhaust every possibility to bring their loved ones home. and while many israelis support the government's military aims, some of the families say it's time

to make a deal. there have been many conflicts between israel and hamas in and around gaza in the last two decades. this is, by some distance, the biggest and most costly. it's the war that israel says it must see through to its conclusion, knowing the number of casualties will inevitably keep going up. wyre davis, bbc news, jerusalem. let's go to the scene live in gaza once more. in the last few minutes, we have seen some fresh explosions which you can see in the background. as i mentioned earlier, the bombardment... you can hear it thereto. we are hearing that the bombardment of gaza by israel has been intensifying over the last few hours. —— you can hear it there too. we know there was a long period during which connectivity was cut as israel intensified that bombardment. we now know that for many people,

connectivity, internet has started to come back very, very slowly, but as you can hear hear, the bombardment is continuing and the hamas health ministry has said it believes that more than 8000 people have been killed since israel's territory bombing began. we know thatjust territory bombing began. we know that just over 3000 territory bombing began. we know thatjust over 3000 of those people killed our children. —— israel's retaliatory bombing. i just wanted to show you again the latest video released by the israel defense forces. they say it's footage of their ground offensive in gaza. it shows tanks and other vehicles inside the gaza strip. it also shows soldiers on foot. we are trying to verify the location shown in the video. it also published these photos of its tanks which the idf says are taking part in the ground operations. again, we're trying to verify the location of those, too.

inside gaza, the situation has been described as catastrophic by aid agencies. 0ur gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf sent us this update from khan younis in the south of gaza. there are a lot of criticism by palestinians over the israelis keep threatening to target the medical centres who are... you know, medical centres are really suffering from the shortage of fuel, shortage of medicine and shortage of all the life—saving kits. the director of the hospital said that they are not going to leave the hospital, and they will remain there. there was about ten, 11 air strikes around the hospital, targeting buildings and roads and making it difficult for the hospitals to operate and rescue any of the injured. here in southern gaza, where about a third of the population are living in the area that israel asks the people to leave, people are still struggling with the crisis that is in

the neck of the people. people are struggling to find water, struggling to find food, electricity is down for about three, four weeks now. the hospital here, nasser hospital, this is the second largest hospital in gaza, and is now serving over half of the population and it is struggling to cope with the situation. most of its departments are shut, except the operation room and the emergency services. they said they might have to even shut this, and half the population will be left without a medical centre. those residents say the looting of aid warehouses in gaza has happened out of sheer desperation. —— these residents. translation: we have no flour,| no aid, no water, not even toilets. our houses were destroyed. no one cares about us. we appeal to the people

of the world. all international powers are against us. we needed aid and we wouldn't have done this if we weren't in need. translation: we need fresh water, we need food, we are starving. - this is totally unfair. our children can't sleep. we need to provide water and food for them. let's talk now to toby fricker, who's the spokesman for unicef, the united nations' childrens fund. he's just landed in amman, jordan. banks taking time out of your busy schedule. —— thanks for taking time out. just talk to us about the situation for children in gaza today. figs situation for children in gaza toda . �* , situation for children in gaza toda . a ., ., situation for children in gaza today. as you hold in that report, the situation _ today. as you hold in that report, the situation is _ today. as you hold in that report, the situation is catastrophic. - the situation is catastrophic. particularly for children. living in these immense hostilities in a very densely populated area. we managed to speak to our staff, thankfully, again. one of our staff members has again. one of our staff members has a four—year—old, seven—year—olds, and she's just trying to keep her

girls are safe, to keep them alive on an everyday basis. she spoke about how they are just drinking salty water, and her daughter saying, mum, why can't i have the normal water were used to have in regular days? as you can't bring herself to say, this is not a regular day. and the stories we are hearing all the time, it is absolutely horrific. that is why, just to reiterate again, as the un secretary—general as, the unicef director has, we need immediate humanitarian ceasefire just get up the life—saving supplies and bring them in on a sustained basis. i5 them in on a sustained basis. is would respond to that and say, we are letting supplies in now. i would respond to that and say, we are letting supplies in now.- are letting supplies in now. i think ou heard are letting supplies in now. i think you heard earlier— are letting supplies in now. i think you heard earlier that _ are letting supplies in now. i think you heard earlier that there - are letting supplies in now. i think you heard earlier that there have l you heard earlier that there have been some supplies in but it has been some supplies in but it has been extremely minimal. around 84 tracks. when you see the immense needs on the grounds that we have, there needs to be many, many more. —— 84 tracks. even before the outbreak of this escalation, there was a desperate need the support for life—saving supplies to go into the gaza strip, and other needs are

absolutely immense, and have been raised to another level, of course. that is what we are calling for and keep calling for, to get a natty military access to support and at this alleviate a bit of the suffering people are going through. just explain to viewers what will happen if this access, this aid doesn't reach those who are needed. —— to get in that access to support. what we are seeing is that children are being killed, wounded, maimed, health care facilities are struggling to cope and don't have the necessary resources, the fuel or medical supplies they need. also, like i said, our colleague talking about the water, the drinking salty water. her children, the two girls have diarrhoea and up hydrated. we urgently need this applies, the fuel to work these desalination plants that can produce a porter, so multiple issues can arrive, the outbreak of diseases in very densely populated areas where children and families have moved to, and are now

living together. —— can produce water. —— can produce a porter. mas water. -- can produce a porter. was about in the — water. -- can produce a porter. was about in the south _ water. —— can produce a porter. was about in the south of the country, where it's authorities have told people to move and say it is safe? which has been the expense of your staff in that area? figs which has been the expense of your staff in that area? $5 i which has been the expense of your staff in that area?— staff in that area? as i say, there is no safe — staff in that area? as i say, there is no safe place — staff in that area? as i say, there is no safe place in _ staff in that area? as i say, there is no safe place in gaza _ staff in that area? as i say, there is no safe place in gaza right - staff in that area? as i say, there | is no safe place in gaza right now. children are living in a heavily densely populated area, and whenever you have hostilities in such an area, there is no safe place. that is the number one thing, to protect children�* lives, and to keep children�* lives, and to keep children alive, and that is what we�*re hearing as well, start by saying the number one priority is to keep their own children�*s lives, to keep their own children�*s lives, to keep them alive, and they are also at the same time trying to support others. . , , . , ., others. that is the difficulty for ou and others. that is the difficulty for you and so _ others. that is the difficulty for you and so many _ others. that is the difficulty for you and so many other - others. that is the difficulty for you and so many other aid - others. that is the difficulty for - you and so many other aid agencies we have talked to, toby, as your staff are also gaza residents, aren�*t they? the live there and they have families there. is aren't they? the live there and they have families there.— have families there. is right. i can't even _ have families there. is right. i can't even imagine _ have families there. is right. i can't even imagine the - have families there. is right. i l can't even imagine the situation can�*t even imagine the situation with your own children. your number

one priority, you want to protect your own children of course, and you want to make sure your own children have essential supplies and access to essential services, and at the same time, protects them from the violence, the hostilities that are going on. i also think about how do we provide humanitarian assistance, how do we help others, i do have other children who are in desperate need as well, so it is an immense challenge, it really is, right now. and what happens next? obviously, the challenge remains, if not it�*s intensifying. what is unicef doing now to try to meet that challenge? what extra staff are you bringing in? what extra help you to get? who are you talking to in terms of governments to get that help you are talking about?— talking about? unicef and un more broadly talk — talking about? unicef and un more broadly talk to _ talking about? unicef and un more broadly talk to every _ talking about? unicef and un more broadly talk to every actor - talking about? unicef and un more broadly talk to every actor we - talking about? unicef and un more broadly talk to every actor we can l broadly talk to every actor we can to get access to protect children. right now, we keep doing that, we will keep doing that until we can get a humanitarian ceasefire, until we can scale up the humanitarian access to bring in those life—saving supplies regularly, and then to move those around, to make sure that

shelters where people are staying, get better access to water, to sanitation, to hygiene kits. and move the supplies around as quickly as we can. but we need access, and it is to be safe, and it is to be unimpeded as well. is it is to be safe, and it is to be unimpeded as well.— it is to be safe, and it is to be unimpeded as well. is it the israeli government _ unimpeded as well. is it the israeli government you — unimpeded as well. is it the israeli government you are _ unimpeded as well. is it the israeli government you are asking - unimpeded as well. is it the israeli government you are asking for- unimpeded as well. is it the israeli i government you are asking for access from? we government you are asking for access from? ~ ., ., r' government you are asking for access from? . ,, ., from? we are asking access to everyone. _ from? we are asking access to everyone. one _ from? we are asking access to everyone, one hostilities - from? we are asking access to everyone, one hostilities are l from? we are asking access to - everyone, one hostilities are going on, and that is why we a keep saying is the union secretary—general said, we need that immediate unitarian ceasefire. cracks the un secretary—general. otherwise, begun to be ground safety, families are around, children are in danger on an everyday basis, and that is absolutely critical now for every child wherever they are. {lila absolutely critical now for every child wherever they are.- absolutely critical now for every child wherever they are. ok, it is aood to child wherever they are. ok, it is good to talk _ child wherever they are. ok, it is good to talk to _ child wherever they are. ok, it is good to talk to you. _ child wherever they are. ok, it is good to talk to you. thanks - child wherever they are. ok, it is| good to talk to you. thanks again for taking the time to speak to us on the bbc, toby frickerfrom unicef. the waiter regional implications of what is happening in israel and in gaza is obviously at

the forefront of everyone�*s mines. greg make the wider regional implications. —— the wider regional implications. my colleague lyse doucet — currently reporting for us from jerusalem — interviewed thejordanian foreign minister ayman safadi. she asked whether he agrees with queen rania that in her words there is a glaring double standard by the west, in failing to condemn the deaths of civilians. no country is above the law. we all need to come out strongly, firmly, on the side of the charter of the united nations, the international law. on the side of our humanity. we�*ve seen a resolution adopted by the general assembly afterjordan presented one on behalf of the arab group. that resolution was supported by the majority of people on this earth, if you count the numbers. that�*s a step in the right direction. we need all of us to come and say, international law has to apply equally and fairly. no life is of lesser value than the other.

we valuejewish life, we value israeli life, we value palestinian life. and we hope everybody will come from this moral ground. and we say, and everybody says, that life matters no matter what the nationality, what the religion, what the race is. and again, make sure that everybody is convinced that international law applies to all. but are you deeply disappointed by your key allies, including the united states, britain, other western states, who very publicly came to israel and said they are on israel�*s side in this war? you know, lyse, what we told everybody is, like, support israel. but you would not supporting israel by supporting this war. but you are not supporting israel by supporting this war. you support israel by supporting peace, because only peace will bring the security and safety to every palestinian and every israeli. supporting this war is only going to push this region deeper into the abyss, carries the risk of regional war. you can hear more from that interview, that is a really good

interview, that is a really good interview from lyse doucet, and will play more from that in about half an hour if you stay with us here on bbc news to hear more about that. the us says israel should take every means possible to distinguish between palestinian civilians and hamas militants in its military operation in gaza. us national security advisorjake sullivan says president biden will call the israeli prime minister later today to reiterate the us position that civilians must be protected. he�*s been speaking to abc�*s �*this week�*. war, of course, is highly unpredictable, so it�*s difficult to predict how it will play out. but i will say this — israel was attacked in a brutal, vicious terrorist attack. they are taking steps to go after the terrorists who struck them. they have been doing so from the air. they are now doing so on the ground. and hamas, this brutal terrorist organisation that conducted the attack, is hiding behind the civilian population, which puts an added burden on israel to differentiate between the terrorists and innocent

civilians, but it doesn�*t lessen their responsibility under international humanitarian law and the laws of war to do all in their power to protect the civilian population, and that is equally true moving in on the ground as it is taking strikes from the air. joining me now isjoel rubin, former deputy assistant secretary of state, obama administration who can give a us perspective. it is good to have you on the programme. thank you for taking the time to speak to us, and let me ask you possible about what jake sullivan is saying. at the moment, there is a difficult balancing act or the us to make sure israel knows the us is on its side, but also to be clear that there is a whitening pressure, isn�*t there, not to increase the civilian deaths in gaza? , , ., , ., increase the civilian deaths in gaza? , , . , ., ., gaza? yes, it is always wonderful to be with you — gaza? yes, it is always wonderful to be with you as _ gaza? yes, it is always wonderful to be with you as well. _ gaza? yes, it is always wonderful to be with you as well. without - gaza? yes, it is always wonderful to be with you as well. without a - be with you as well. without a doubt, but we had jake sullivan

saying there is a gentle reminder to israel to sincerely take note of civilian casualties. this is not a warning shot, but it is a reminder of the ongoing conversations that the united states, president biden has had with israel, and this is because the numbers are very high of civilian casualties, and the concern is that this will continue to metastasise, and frankly, for the administration, which has chosen to i believe appropriately support israel in its defensive action, it is looking at israel and it is saying that it does need to be effective in its military goals, and the humanitarian crisis that we are now watching could undermine those objectives, so it is both a humanitarian point, as well as one for a strategic objective that the administration is trying to remind israel to be aware of and take care with. ., , ., israel to be aware of and take care with. . , . ., israel to be aware of and take care with. . , ., ., ., . with. that is a tough balancing act, is it not? 0h _ with. that is a tough balancing act, is it not? oh my — with. that is a tough balancing act, is it not? oh my god, _ with. that is a tough balancing act, is it not? oh my god, it _ with. that is a tough balancing act, is it not? oh my god, it is - is it not? oh my god, it is

extraordinary. _ is it not? oh my god, it is extraordinary. for - is it not? oh my god, it is extraordinary. for israel, | is it not? oh my god, it is - extraordinary. for israel, frankly, israel often times itself describes itself as an army that takes care. those are the standards of israel. remember that the israeli military is made up of siblings that become conscripted at the age of 18. the whole country as part of the military because of the reality that historically, it has been in a defensive crouch to protect itself and survive. —— made up of civilians. that means it does take care in its ethos and military doctrine and hard itself to a high standard, but right now, with hamas bearing into civilian areas, it makes it extraordinarily difficult, and we see all these casualties as a result. {iii and we see all these casualties as a result. . ., , , �* result. of course, president biden is so fast in _ result. of course, president biden is so fast in a _ result. of course, president biden is so fast in a support _ result. of course, president biden is so fast in a support of— result. of course, president biden is so fast in a support of israel, i is so fast in a support of israel, but other ward leaders are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. —— he is steadfast. this is coming from all sides internationally. what is steadfast. this is coming from all sides internationally. what we are seeint all sides internationally. what we are seeing is _ all sides internationally. what we are seeing is the _ all sides internationally. what we are seeing is the sort _ all sides internationally. what we are seeing is the sort of- all sides internationally. what we are seeing is the sort of debate i all sides internationally. what we | are seeing is the sort of debate in washington for a humanitarian pause

versus a ceasefire. clearly, there is a lot of demand for that. how this plays out on the ground as anyone�*s guess, but of israel can demonstrate that humanitarian goods are getting to the civilian population, betterfood, fuel, medicine, are getting to the right place, the question of a pause of mrs speight wilful to decide. but if it can�*t, and of the population continues to suffer that�*s where the issue of ceasefire will grow. —— the question of a pause or a ceasefire. but the substance of it is what matters most.— but the substance of it is what matters most. how difficult is it for joe matters most. how difficult is it forjoe ltiden — matters most. how difficult is it forjoe biden right _ matters most. how difficult is it forjoe biden right now, - matters most. how difficult is it forjoe biden right now, given i matters most. how difficult is it i forjoe biden right now, given the pictures we are seeing from gaza in people in catastrophic circumstances, particularly also the lack of food, fuel, water, we are hearing about raw correspondence on the ground and the continued bombing of the south, where the israeli government has warned people to move south. does this not make it very difficult forjoe biden? past

south. does this not make it very difficult forjoe biden?— difficult forjoe biden? past is rolo . ue difficult forjoe biden? past is prologue about _ difficult forjoe biden? past is prologue about what - difficult forjoe biden? past is l prologue about what happened difficult forjoe biden? past is i prologue about what happened a couple of years ago in the fight between hamas and israel, in the spring of 2021, is that there were multiple days given to israel, of action by the president. he did not speak publicly in a way of trying to ask israel to stop and pause. but it took five or six days, and then he did make those calls, so washington is watching, the president sees it, these are not hidden from anyone�*s view. israel has freedom of action to defend its southern border and its communities as it should. but it does need to adhere to international law and ensure that civilians are protected, so for the white house, where the images come out that this is not occurring, and if that continues to metastasise, is going to put extraordinary pressure on the white house to try to rein in israel, and that is not israel�*s objective. i want to add this. israel does not want to have a short military incursion. it wants to

literally eradicate hamas�*s ability to strike again in the future, so it does have to pay attention to the humanitarian issues, otherwise, it will not be able to proceed in the manner that it wants. what we can very briefly, presented by the, whose administration you worked on, he made comments on the crisis. he said the is really a ministration decision to cut food, water to the civilian population in gaza britain is not only worsen to militarily in crisis but could harden palestinian attitudes for generations, erodes global support for israel, play into the hand of israel�*s enemies, and undermine efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region. those are quite cutting boards, aren�*t they? are quite cutting boards, aren't the ? ., . ., , ., they? he did not mince words, and ultimately. — they? he did not mince words, and ultimately, there _ they? he did not mince words, and ultimately, there will— they? he did not mince words, and ultimately, there will be _ they? he did not mince words, and ultimately, there will be a - they? he did not mince words, and ultimately, there will be a day i ultimately, there will be a day after this, there must be a day after this, there must be a day after this, there must be a day after this fighting. whether —— cutting words. this will require diplomatic discussion, peace between the two sides, the best guarantor of

diplomatic security. what he is laying out there is appropriate, what kind of conditions after the war do you want to see between israel and the palestinians, and the concern is this is laying the groundwork for very negative direction, and hopefully, the prime minister and others in israel, as they are executing this appropriate action, they will take those words into account, because there is always a day after. jail. into account, because there is always a day after. jol, always good to have you — always a day after. jol, always good to have you on _ always a day after. jol, always good to have you on the _ always a day after. jol, always good to have you on the show. _ always a day after. jol, always good to have you on the show. thank i always a day after. jol, always good to have you on the show. thank you for talking to is once again. that isjoel rubin there. let me just leave you with those pictures of the seedin leave you with those pictures of the seed in gaza. we have been told that doctors in the palestinian red crescent in gaza has said that israel is apparently telling them to evacuate a key hospital, al quds hospital in gaza. they are saying this hospital contains 500 patients, including children in incubators, babies and incubated. they are finding that demand very difficult to adhere to, and the bombings continue, we will continue our coverage and a few minutes�* time here on bbc news. —— babies in

incubators. hello, the week ahead promises to bring wet and windy weather. we now have a storm set to move on wednesday and into thursday. very blustery weather indeed. as we enter sunday afternoon, still some very heavy rain falling across parts of southern scotland and northern england with lots of showers. as we head through the night, this area of weather will pull out into the north sea, but we could still see some showers on the heavy side of the coast. overnight temperatures between five and 11 degrees. it may get a bit chillier than that in some spots in north scotland. but this area of low pressure tends to weaken a little, so it won�*t be as windy on monday, and actually,

for scotland, it should be a predominantly dry day. we will see some pretty heavy showers across parts of northern ireland, wales, the south of england, the midlands, east anglia, probably not seeing too much in the way of wet weather. it will stay quite cloudy across much of northern england. temperatures north to south between eight and 15 degrees. into tuesday, we will see further showers particulary across northern ireland england and wales. some could be on the heavy side, with a band of thundery rain pushing into north—western england in south—west wales later in the day. there will be dry highs of 9—15 degrees. through tuesday night and into wednesday, this frontal system will push its way northwards and eastwards. this will bring some pretty heavy rain, perhaps in snow on its rain, perhaps some snow on its leading edge of the high ground in scotland, at least for a time. some rain could contain some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder and it will be particularly windy for wales, the south—west of england

and the north of scotland. temperatures again between eight and 15 degrees. but as we move into thursday night, this deep area of low pressure approaches our shores, and it has been named storm kieran by the met office, and it is likely it will bring some very heavy rain, could be enough rain for some flooding but also some strong winds. the exact positioning of this still open to question, but it looks like parts of england and the channel islands at risk, particularly along the coast, of seeing gusts of 80, possibly 90 mph.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza — as thousands of residents break in to warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated, they are getting hungry, as the siege, the three—week long siege continues. israel is continuing with its military operation — moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan�*s foreign minister warns the world must act now. if we allow this war to continue, then not only have we failed our international standards, but we have failed the right of all our people to live in peace and i think all of us need to take a deep pause and that we have all failed the palestinian people, the israeli people. our other main story — matthew perry — one of the stars of the hit tv show friends — is found dead at his

home in los angeles.